Elworthy Barrows
Elworthy Barrows is an unfinished Iron Age hill fort, rather than Bronze Age barrows, which is designated a scheduled ancient monument. It is located in the civil parish of Brompton Ralph near Wiveliscombe, Somerset, England.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Somerset, England, UK
- Also known as: “Elworthy Barrows hillfort”
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Martin, Elworthy and Church of St Mary.
Church of St Martin, Elworthy
Church
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Martin in Elworthy, Somerset, England, is dedicated to St Martin of Tours. It dates from the 13th century and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building. Church of St Martin, Elworthy is situated 1 mile northeast of Elworthy Barrows.
Church of St Mary
Church
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Anglican Church of St Mary in Brompton Ralph, Somerset, England was built in the 15th century. It is a Grade II* listed building. Church of St Mary is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Elworthy Barrows.
Clatworthy Reservoir
Reservoir
Photo: Barbara Cook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clatworthy Reservoir is situated near Clatworthy in the Brendon Hills on the edge of the Exmoor National Park in west Somerset, England. It is run by Wessex Water and has a capacity of 5,364,000 cubic metres, supplying some 200,000 homes. Clatworthy Reservoir is situated 2½ miles southwest of Elworthy Barrows.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Elworthy and Brompton Ralph.
Elworthy
Village
Photo: Martin Southwood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Elworthy is a small village and civil parish in the Brendon Hills 5 miles south-east of Watchet, and 12 miles west of Taunton, in Somerset, England. The parish includes the hamlet of Willett.
Brompton Ralph
Village
Photo: ChurchCrawler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brompton Ralph is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, about 11 miles west of Taunton, and 3 miles north of Wiveliscombe. It is in a wooded district at the eastern extremity of the Brendon Hills.
Clatworthy
Village
Photo: Dacs, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clatworthy is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is situated 10 miles from Wellington and four miles from Wiveliscombe on the southern slopes of the Brendon Hills and close to the Exmoor National Park. Clatworthy is situated 2 miles southwest of Elworthy Barrows.
Elworthy Barrows
- Categories: partial contour fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Brompton Ralph, West Somerset District, Somerset, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.09525° or 51° 5′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.32888° or 3° 19′ 44″ westInception
1870Open location code
9C3R3MWC+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 5314990289OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=noWikidata ID
Q5368361
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